Conservation 101: the Compete to Conserve Blog

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News about the upcoming Beijing games has flooded the headlines. You can’t open a magazine or flip through the digital TV channels without being flogged by the events to jumpstart on 8-8-08. And a lot of this coverage has highlighted China’s attempts to clean house before company comes.

While I’m still undecided on how much we should praise China after years of pollution, cutting corners, and questionable politics, it appears that others are finding inspiration in Beijing’s newly-turned over leaf.

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Detroit’s last streetcars were put out of commission over 50 years ago, in 1956. But with rising gas prices and studies that suggest communities reap $7 in business investment for every $1 spent on public transportation, even America’s automobile capitol may be waking up to the benefits of mass transit. NPR reports that a bill working its way through the Michigan House is proposing to use property tax revenues to fund mass transit in the Detroit region.

Could this mean bluer skies for public transportation fans everywhere?

To hear NPR’s full story, visit:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92739732